Imagine a world where Voldemort never made any horcruxes. Imagine how life would be now if, on that fateful night he killed James Potter and turned his wand on young Harry, without his fragmented soul to save him from death, Lily's sacrifice and the rebounding killing curse actually did an end to the dark lord Voldemort. How would things be different? darkness_rising explores this question, giving players the chance to interpret their character and their now up in the air background as they want. Would they turn out differently? What events would change and which would stay the same? And how the hell will Harry Potter turn out with years of normalcy behind him instead of all that doom?
Of course, while we're on the subject of doom, things are not all that great in the wizarding world. One dark night in the early winter nearing the end of 1999, a small group of Death Eaters led a secretive raid on the wizard prison, Azkaban. They had one major goal; to release Bellatrix Black. Yes, you read her name correctly, she pretty much immediately declared her independance from her husband, and goes by her maiden name. It seems a little bit ridiculous that the Ministry would have no idea who was in the cell that was broken into, but they're claiming innocence about the whole thing. Even most of the Aurors are clueless about who the main escapee was. Someone clearly wants them to remain ignorant.
That's where we stand. Of course, no one knows why the Dementors didn't stop the breakout, or even how many people, other than Bellatrix herself, escaped. Battle lines are going to be drawn, soon, and neutrality isn't really an option. One one side, the Order of the Phoenix, and on the other, the Death Eaters, 'led' by the insane and sadistic Bellatrix. Obviously, this is an AU game, though a lot of the minor plot in the books may be kept intact if you wish.
The game takes place in 2000 and Harry and the gang have been out of school for about a year and a half.
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